Find out how popular the last name Chaboya is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Chaboya.

Chaboya, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Chaboya surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chaboya in America

Chaboya is the 88020th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chaboya surname appeared 211 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Chaboya.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chaboya to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Chaboya

The surname Chaboya originates from Spain and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to derive from the Spanish word "chubasco," meaning a sudden rainstorm or downpour, indicating that the name may have originated from a descriptive nickname for someone who lived in a rainy region or was perhaps known for their temperamental nature.

The earliest known record of the Chaboya name can be found in the archives of the Spanish Inquisition, where a certain Juan Chaboya was mentioned in a document dated 1592. This suggests that the name was already established in parts of Spain by the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, several Chaboya families were recorded in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain. It is possible that the name had its roots in these areas, where variations such as Chavoya or Chavoyas were also seen in historical records.

As Spain expanded its territories in the Americas during the colonial era, some Chaboya families migrated to the New World. One notable figure was Pedro Chaboya, a Spanish soldier who served in the conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s under Hernán Cortés.

In the 18th century, a prominent Chaboya family settled in the region of Alta California (present-day California, USA). José Chaboya, born in 1765, was a landowner and rancher who played a significant role in the early development of the San Jose area.

Another notable Chaboya was Manuel Chaboya, a Mexican revolutionary who fought alongside Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla during the Mexican War of Independence in the early 19th century. He was born in 1785 and was executed by Spanish authorities in 1811 for his role in the uprising.

In the 19th century, the Chaboya name appeared in various historical records and documents across Mexico and parts of the American Southwest, reflecting the migration patterns of Spanish and Mexican settlers in those regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chaboya

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Chaboya.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Chaboya was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Chaboya has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Chaboya was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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